Speaking Truths to Power
IPS co-founder Marc Raskin responds to a New York Times piece on U.S. think tanks accepting government funding.
Our Press Freedom is under Fire
In its latest assessment, Reporters Without Borders ranked the United States No. 47 for media freedom.
Powder in the Eyes in Algeria
In response to popular pressures, the Algerian regime is making gestures toward reform. But the real problem is the regime itself.
Corporations and the Arab Net Crackdown
Western countries have condemned Internet restrictions in the Arab world. But Western corporations have provided the tools of repression.
American History Requires Study, not Plastic Surgery
The Constitution, like Huckleberry Finn, is in many ways a reflection of its time.
Hidden From Headlines: The Top Censored Stories of 2009-2010
“The late New York University media scholar Neil Postman once said about America, ‘We are the best entertained least informed society in the world.’ That was twenty-five years ago and after two-plus decades of more deregulation and the growth of conglomerates in the media, that trend has continued.” Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff will discuss how corporate news media distracts Americans from crucial information by replacing it with a steady diet “of tabloidized, trivialized, and outright useless information laden with personal anecdotes, scandals, and gossip.”